From: trevor@rageaudio.com.au   
      
   On 19/09/2024 12:35 am, mINE109 wrote:   
   > On 9/17/24 9:15 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:   
   >> On 18/09/2024 12:25 am, mINE109 wrote:   
   >>> On 9/12/24 6:16 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:   
   >>>> Well, it was abundantly clear just how deranged Trump is, after   
   >>>> watching the debate. Flawed that the 'debate' was. After both Trump   
   >>>> and Harris were not pushed on their responses. Trump, for instance,   
   >>>> was not asked PRECISELY how he planned to end the Russian invasion   
   >>>> of Ukraine.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> That said, Harris is likely to gain the popular vote, but the   
   >>>> Republicans have severely compromised the Electoral College system,   
   >>>> such that a Trump victory is highly likely. I fear for Ukraine   
   >>>> should the convicted criminal, Trump, be re-elected.   
   >>>   
   >>> Never mind the stakes, here's the current Republican strategy:   
   >>>   
   >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_cat_strategy   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> **It would seem that immigrants eating pets fits that definition very   
   >> nicely.   
   >>   
   >> Nonetheless, the corruption of the Electoral College continues unabated.   
   >   
   > Yes. the structural problems are ongoing. Both of the last two   
   > presidential elections turned on small numbers of voters in swing states   
   > despite large popular vote leads.   
   >   
   > Perhaps the population threshold for admission to the union could have   
   > been higher in the past.   
      
   **Well, it seems a better system could be devised. Ours seems to work   
   quite well. However, voting is compulsory over here. Which people really   
   don't seem to mind too much. And, like the US, voting irregularities are   
   virtually non-existent. That said, voting, in Australia, seems to be   
   rather different to the US system. The 'Democracy sausage' is a common   
   sight at most polling booths. Usually, the BBQ is operated by a   
   charitable group, such as Rotary or The Lions and a nice time is had by   
   most.   
      
   Is George still around? Everyone seems to have disappeared.   
      
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